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• Oktoberfest in El Cajon | Friday, Oct. 6-Sunday, Oct. 8 | Times vary | 1017 S. Mollison Ave., El Cajon | $15 | Prost — it’s the final weekend of the community celebration hosted by the German American Societies of San Diego.
• OB Oktoberfest 2023 | Friday, Oct. 6 + Saturday, Oct. 7 | Times vary | OB Pier Parking Lot, 5099 Newport Ave., San Diego | $10-$49 | The Ocean Beach tradition is back with beer gardens, food, music, contests, and more.
• First Friday at Better Half Supply Co. | Friday, Oct. 6 | 6-10 p.m. | Better Half Supply Co., 4856 Voltaire St., San Diego | $12 | Enjoy live music, beer, and food vendors at this all-ages monthly event at the clothing shop in OB.
• Lewis Black: “Off the Rails” | Friday, Oct. 6 | 7:30-9 p.m. | California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. | $35-$65 | The Grammy Award-winning “King of Rant” takes the stand-up mic to expose the absurdities of life.
• “Les Misérables” | Through Sunday, Oct. 15 | Times vary | Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., San Diego | $39+ | If you’ve dreamed a dream of seeing this classic musical set in 19th century France, this Cameron Mackintosh production fits the bill.

• Taste of North Park 2023 | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. | 3812 29th St., San Diego | $30-$65 | Sample your way through small bites and sips from 40+ top-notch restaurants during this self-guided stroll around the hip neighborhood.
• Fashion Week San Diego® 2023 | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 6 p.m. | Andaz San Diego, 600 F St., San Diego | $150+ | Celebrate style, SD: Get an up-close look at a 10-piece collection from local and global fashion designers.
• San Diego Loyal vs. Oakland Roots SC | Saturday, Oct. 7 | 7 p.m. | Torero Stadium, 5998 Alcala Park Way, San Diego | $15-$95 | So long, Loyal — it’s the pro soccer team’s final game as the club ends its 4-year run in San Diego.

• JamulFest | Sunday, Oct. 8 | 9 a.m.-4 p.m. | St. Pius X Catholic Church, 14107 Lyons Valley Rd., Jamul | Free | The day kicks off with a parade, followed by barbecue, craft booths, a beer and wine garden, raffles, and more.
• 98°, All-4-One, and OTOWN | Sunday, Oct. 8 | 7 p.m. | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego | $32-$118 | “I Swear,” three boy bands, all in “Una Noche.”

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• A heat advisory continues through 7 p.m. for San Diego’s coast and inland valleys. Inland temperatures could reach the 90s — 8-15° above normal — and 80s at the coast, close to the warmest coastal temps so far in 2023. Expect gusty Santa Ana winds, too. (National Weather Service)

• Local leaders have broken ground on a new, $93 million public health lab at the County Operations Center in Kearny Mesa. The 52,000-sqft facility will serve as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Lab for San Diego and Imperial counties and could eventually support additional services like genome sequencing.

• Baby Mateo or Olivia? Sounds nice. The Health and Human Services Agency says those were the most popular baby names in San Diego County in 2022. Of the 37,753 local babies born last year, 234 were named Mateo and 211 named Olivia. Other beloved SD baby names: Liam, Emma, and Noah.

• Superhero splurge, anyone? The Comic-Con Museum is offering a new Legend Membership — a $1,900, year-long pass that includes unlimited museum admission (plus other perks) and a 4-day Comic-Con 2024 badge (plus Preview Night). Sales start tomorrow for current museum members and open to the general public Thursday, Oct. 12.

• $4.5 million. That’s the price of the second Lamborghini yacht to exist in the US, now docked in San Diego Bay. The blue luxury vessel arrived from Italy and is owned by La Jolla resident Ace Rogers, who named it “Aspen and Delilah” after his daughter and three-legged dog. (CBS 8)

• San Diego artist Eva Struble is installing a 33-ft mural at The Nat’s atrium inspired by the biodiversity of our local landscape and the Baja California Peninsula. You can catch Struble painting during museum hours on most days through Saturday, Oct. 14. The piece will be completed later this month.

• Birch Aquarium is celebrating the hatching of some “ravioli-sized” Big Skates — the largest species of skates in North America. The flat, sand-hued babies are being raised at the nursery habitat in the Hall of Fishes and could grow up to 8 ft, about the size of a surfboard.

• I Love a Clean San Diego said 5,000+ volunteers helped remove ~50 tons of litter — or 98,605 pounds — from San Diego communities during Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 23. In the process, the organization said 106 local green spaces were preserved for future generations.

• Point Loma resident Tyler Badet, 20, was recently honored with a Carnegie Medal for his bravery in 2021 when he helped two strangers in distress after they jumped into rough waters at Sunset Cliffs. Badet — a high school senior at the time — was surfing when he rushed to save the duo. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• San Diego Fishermen’s Working Group will ring in California’s lobster season with their free Lobsterfest this Sunday, Oct. 8, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at Tuna Harbor Dockside Market on Market Pier. Nine local fishers will sell spiny lobster; dig your claws in early because the vendors tend to sell out.

• The ballpark’s diamond will be transformed into a golf course Friday, Oct. 13-Sunday, Oct. 22, for the annual Links at Petco Park. Entries can be purchased for duos or groups of four starting at $100 per golfer, and tee times start at 7 a.m. most days.

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• It’s being built near E Street and Bay Boulevard — adjacent to the Living Coast Discovery Center — and north of the under-construction Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center; construction is impacting some roads in this area.
• The park is on track to open in late 2024 — before the resort debuts in summer 2025.
• The Port of San Diego says Sweetwater Park will be designed to connect locals with nature and highlight the “unique wildlife assets” of San Diego Bay, complementing the nearby Sweetwater Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. Locals can expect amenities like native plant gardens, nature-focused playgrounds, seating and picnic areas, pedestrian and bike paths, and public art.